SoftBank Corp.
35 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2028
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 3 fees due Dec 11 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 11
- 2 fees due Jan 9 to 16, 2027 · next Jan 9
- 2 fees due Feb 11 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 11
- 2 fees due Mar 19 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 19
- 2 fees due Apr 3 to 10, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 1 fee due Jun 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Expandable Antenna Structure (US 9,203,148) comes due Jun 1, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 5 fees due Jul 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 3 fees due Aug 13 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 13
- 5 fees due Sep 5 to 15, 2027 · next Sep 5
- 7 fees due Oct 7 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 7
- 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Three-dimensionalization of fifth generation communication (US 10,651,922) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 9 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
Patents held now
Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D717,956 | Biosensor wristband In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,154,348 | Amplifier circuit In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,634,974 | Using Predicted Movement to Maintain Optical-Communication Lock with Nearby Balloon In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,917,633 | Using Predicted Movement to Maintain Optical-Communication Lock with Nearby Balloon In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,900,080 | Location-Aware Profiles in an Aerial Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,356,742 | Location-Aware Caching in an Aerial Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,718,477 | Balloon Network with Free-Space Optical Communication between Super-Node Balloons and RF Communication between Super-Node and Sub-Node Balloons In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,825,847 | Location-Aware "Ghost" Caching in a Balloon Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,848,335 | Valuation of and Marketplace for Inter-Network Links Between a High-Altitude Network and Terrestrial Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,045,223 | Valuation of and Marketplace for Inter-Network Links Between a High-Altitude Network and Terrestrial Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 222: 35 patents in force now held by others · 18 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand.
How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
Published applications
US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.
21 pending · 7 abandoned · 19 no status recorded